"Proclaiming Humanity" 2014 series on Domestic Violence begins

For 2014 Vox Culture shifts gears as it turns its focus from 2013's In Full Spectrum to this years feature cause, domestic violence. The theme for our domestic violence series, "Proclaiming Humanity," begins in January and will extend to November of this year. Officially partnering with The Tahirih Justice Center, Vox Culture will be specifically focusing on finding creative solutions and methods in highlighting and reinforcing the need for empowerment, and bringing to light how the issue of domestic violence affects different communities, specially amongst the immigrant population of Houston. 

Be sure to follow our newsletters and see the latest happenings of the year via our facebook page to see the progess that is being made. If you would like to be a volunteer and help out with our events, please contact crystal.koo@voxculture.org.

Bridging our Future: Vox Global Cafe II - Lee HS Session

Join Vox Culture for its second installment of the year from its 2015 series focusing of education in Houston, Bridging our Future! The series is being conducted in unison with our year's partner, the Houston Independent School District (HISD)! 

The Vox Global Cafe - Lee High School Session will take place, in 5 DAYS, on Sunday, February 22nd, 3PM-5PM at the Library of Lee High School (6529 Beverly Hill Street, Houston, TX 77057)! This is a FREE EVENT. Coffee and tea will be served. Please select and print your ticket to claim your seat by clicking here!

The Vox Global Cafe is our signature educational event, designed to help us learn about and create dialogue with the people and the topics that we focus on each year.

This cafe session will feature Houston artist, and Lee HS Alumni, Betirri Bengston who will speak about his experience at the school, and showcase some of his art pieces.

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Furthermore, Principal Jonathan Trinh and the administration and teachers of Lee High School. Issues discussed will include education in this Houston public school as well as our city at large. We will also showcase the art work of some of the students, possibly together with a special guest artist, a Lee High School alumnus .

Thanks to a new partnership with HISD, we are honored to work with Lee High School this year to provide workshops, projects, and mentorship to students. Please join us for this event and we hope to see you on Feb 22nd!

If you would like more information or if you’re interested in volunteering and/or mentoring, contact crystal.koo@voxculture.org.  

Bridging our Future: Lee HS Cultural Meet & Greet and Luncheon

 Our 2015 series on education, and partnership with HISD, kicked off with a student luncheon and cultural meet & greet on Saturday Jan 31st at Lee High school. The event began with food followed by icebreaker games between the volunteers and students, where

they got to interact and learn about each other. A discussion and Q&A was presented afterwards by the students about their experiences in the public school system, and shared their thoughts on education, from what they have seen both at Lee High School and across the nation.

The meeting allowed for students and Vox volunteers to exchange contact information as part of the years mentorship program. For questions in regards to the mentorship program or about potential participation, contact crystal.koo@voxculture.org.

Core Team News

Vox Culture has started the year with incoming changes to our Core Team with a number of additions to be seen as the year continues, and a few departures over the past month. 

We would first like to welcome Oday Naseri as Vox Culture's new Cultural Ambassador. To learn more about Oday, click here. As Cultural Ambassador, Oday will be incharge of reaching out to and meeting with different cultural groups, as we seek to build new relationships with diverse groups across Houston. Oday will help collect information on the social issues that these different groups face and help correlate it towards the issues Vox focuses on, while also learning and raising awareness of the creative talents that exist within these communities.

This month we say farewell to some of our stallwarts from the Vox Culture Core team, including: Renia Butler (Board of Advisors), Sunisha Choksi (Cultural Ambassador), Pamela Morrison (Event Specialist), and Alex Chao (Technical Specialist).

Over the past 1-3 years, Renia, Sunisha, Pamela, and Alex have all been either leaders and/or amongst the most dedicated members of the Core Team. Through their actions, passion, and tremendous work, each of these individuals have left their imprints all over Vox. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours! 

Vox Global Cafe II: Lee High School

On Sunday, February 22, from 3:00PM-5:00PM, Vox Culture will continue its Bridging our Future series by reviving one of our organization's signature events, the second installment of the Vox Global Cafe II: Lee High School.

The Global Cafe series are intended to educate the general public about Vox Culture's beneficiaries and partners and allow the audience an opportunity to meet with the key individuals. It also allows for the audience to learn more about the social issue Vox is addressing, as well as the beneficiary partner's work and how they have attempted (or are attempting) to address the issue.

The event will take place at the library of Lee High School and will be an opportunity to meet the Principal of Lee HS, together with admins and teachers. Principal Jonathan Trinh and his colleagues will talk about their experiences at Lee High School as well as some of the work and changes that they are attempting to create and promote at the school. The event will allow for a closer glance at the realities some HISD schools face day in and day out, as well as meet some of the people who continue to fight for the educational future of Houston's children. 

In addition to the discussion and public Q&A, there will be an arts display of the work some of the students at Lee High School have created and possibly an addition of an artist as a special guest, who is also a former Lee High School graduate.

Invites for this event will be coming out soon via e-mail and social media, and space will be limited, so be sure to RSVP when the event goes live!